Query results
Usually, when you run a query, you receive results in a table format. Each statement appears in a separate tab in the Services tool window. For example, if you have two SELECT
statements in the query, you will see two tabs in the tool window.
The Services tool window includes a list of consoles that are grouped according to a connection session to a data source.
For more information about query consoles and Services tool window, refer to Query consoles and Services tool window.
Result tabs
Open a new tab for each new query
By default, CLion updates the same tab with results each time you run a new query after the previous one. You can change this behavior and create a tab each time you run a new query.
In the IDE settings Control+Alt+S, go to
.Select the Open results in new tab checkbox and click OK.
Use custom titles for tabs with results
You can define a tab title in the comment section before the query. In the Treat text as title after field, you can reserve a combination of symbols or characters after which any text will be treated as a tab title. By default, no combination is used, so any text after --
or /*
is treated as a tab title.
Open settings by pressing Control+Alt+S, navigate to
.In the Treat text as title after field, define a combination for tab titles.
To disable this feature, open settings Control+Alt+S, navigate to Create title for results from comment before query checkbox.
, and clear theFor more examples of custom titles for tabs, see Name the result tabs at youtube.com.
Pin the tab with query results
If one and the same tab is used to show your query results, and you get the result that you want to keep, you can pin the tab to the tool window.
Right-click the tab and select Pin Tab.
In-Editor Results
You can also view the query results within the editor. To do that, use the In-Editor Results feature.
To toggle the In-Editor Results feature for the current file, click the In-Editor Results icon.
To toggle the In-Editor Results feature for all files across the IDE, open settings by pressing Control+Alt+S and navigate to . Clear the Show results in editor checkbox.
Result sets
View two result sets in the editor
Click the In-Editor Results button to view result sets one above another.
Edit values in the result set
In the result set, click a cell value that you want to edit.
Specify a new value and press Enter.
To submit changes to a database, click the Submit icon (), or press Control+Enter.
Compare two result sets
Run queries to tables that you want to compare.
In the Services tool window, click the Compare with icon (), and select the result set that you want to add to diff.
If needed, change a value of the Tolerance parameter in the comparison dialog. The Tolerance parameter defines a maximum number of differences that are allowed between two result sets. For example, if you want to consider two rows as equal if their data differs in a single column, enter
1
in the Tolerance field.See another example of comparing two result sets in Compare data at youtube.com.
Output tab
View query log
On the Output tab in the Services tool window, you can see a log of user and internal queries.
Open a console for a data source F4.
Run a query for a data source.
In the Services tool window, select a corresponding session for your console and click the Output tab.
Enable output from the DBMS_OUTPUT package (Oracle)
In Oracle, the DBMS_OUTPUT package enables you to send messages from stored procedures, packages, and triggers. You can enable or disable showing the contents of the DBMS_OUTPUT buffer in the output pane.
To toggle the DBMS_OUTPUT option, click the Enable SYS.DBMS_OUTPUT button on the toolbar of the Services tool window.
Services tool window controls
For full information about Services tool window, refer to Services tool window.
Output tab
Use the Output tab of Services tool window to view information about SQL statements and other operations that you performed in a query console. Also, the Output tab displays information about errors, timestamps, affected rows, query duration, the autocommit mode, and other operations.
Right toolbar
Item | Tooltip | Description |
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Soft-Wrap | Wrap long lines of text. | |
Scroll to End | Scroll the output log to the end. | |
Print a query console file, a selected text, or all the files in a directory. | ||
Clear All | Clear the Output tab. |
Context menu
Item | Description |
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Copy | Copy the selected text. |
Copy as Plain Text | Copy the selected text as plain text (without formatting). |
Copy Reference | Copy a reference link to a file or a line. |
Compare with Clipboard | Open the Clipboard vs Editor dialog where you can see the diff between the selected text and the text that you copied to a clipboard. |
Search with Google | Open a browser and run a search on Google for the selected text. |
Fold Lines Like This | Fold the lines that include the selected text. |
Pause Output | Pause the output logging. |
Clear All | Clear the output log. |
Result tab
Use the Result tab of Services tool window to see the data that was retrieved from the database in a table format. You can sort, add, edit, and remove data as well as perform other associated table tasks. For more information about working with tables, rows, columns, and cells, see Tables.
Main functions
Most of the functions in the Result tab are accessed by using controls on the toolbar, context menu commands for the data cells, and associated keyboard shortcuts. You can see what other actions with tables you can perform in Tables.
Toolbar controls
Item | Tooltip and shortcut | Description |
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, , , , | First Page, Previous Page Control+Alt+ArrowUp, Change page size, Next Page Control+Alt+ArrowDown, Last Page | Use navigation icons and corresponding commands for switching between pages that show the retrieved data and change the page size. A number of rows that you see on the Result tab are referred to as a result set page. If this number is less than the number of rows that satisfy the query, only a subset of all the rows is shown at a time. If all the rows are currently shown, navigation icons and the corresponding commands are inactive. You can see the limit between the navigation buttons. You can change it here by clicking and selecting the necessary limit or in settings.
To change the size of a result set page, click the Change page size button and select the size. Alternatively, open settings (Control+Alt+S) and navigate to . In the Limit page size to field, type a new size of a result set page. Alternatively, to disable the page size restriction, clear the Limit page size to checkbox. |
Reload Page Control+F5 | Reload data for the table view to synchronize the data that you see in the editor with the contents of the database. Also, use the Reload Page button when you want to apply a new page size limit setting after its change. | |
Add Row Alt+Insert | Add a row to the table. To save a new row, click Submit . The Add Row button is disabled in the inappropriate context. For example, if the current table does not permit adding rows. For more information about working with rows, see Rows. | |
Delete Row Control+Y | Delete the selected row or rows. To select multiple rows, click numbers in the gutter. Also, you can press Control and click the necessary rows. The Delete Row button is disabled in the inappropriate context. For example, if the current table does not permit removing rows. | |
Transaction Mode and Transaction Isolation | Select the isolation level for database transactions and the way the transactions are committed.
For more information about database transaction modes and isolation, refer to Submit changes to a database. | |
Submit Control+Enter | Submit local changes to the database server. For more information about submitting and reverting changes, see Submit changes to a database. | |
Commit Control+Alt+Shift+Enter | Commit the current transaction. See also, transaction modes and isolation. | |
Roll Back | Roll back changes. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction modes and isolation. | |
Cancel Running Statements Control+F2 | Terminate execution of the current statement or statements. | |
Compare Data | Compare the current table with a table from the list. For more information about comparing tables, see Compare table data. | |
Pin Tab | Pin the tab to the tool window to keep the query result. For more information about pinning tabs, see Pin the tab with query results. | |
Data Extractors | Select an output format for your data. Also, you can configure the following options:
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Export Data | Export the table data to the clipboard or save to a file. | |
Export to Database | Export the data to another table, schema, or database. In the Choose Target dialog, select the target schema (a new table is created) or table (the data is added to the selected table). In the Import Table dialog, customize mappings. | |
Show Options Menu | The Show Options Menu list includes the following options:
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Context menu
Action | Shortcut | Description |
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Edit | F2 | Edit a value in the selected cell or cells. Alternatively, you can double-click the cell and start typing a value. The Edit command is unavailable for read-only values.
For more information about editing cells, see Cells. |
Open in Value Editor | Shift+Enter | Open in a separate value editor where you can edit data that is stored in the cell. For more information about the editor, refer to Value editor. |
Show Aggregate View | Open the aggregate view where you can select values of multiple cells and get a single summary value. For more information about the view, refer to Aggregate view. | |
Revert Selected | Control+Alt+Z | Revert changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope. For more information about reverting changes, see Submit changes to a database. |
Set Highlighting Language | Select a language that the IDE should use to highlight data in a cell. | |
Change Display Type | Select how the IDE should display binary data in the column. 16-byte data is displayed as UUID by default. | |
Set DEFAULT | Control+Alt+D | Set the current cell value to the default value or the value that you specified for the column. For more information about how to view or set a default value, see Manage default and NULL values for a cell. |
Set NULL | Control+Alt+N | Set the current cell value to NULL. For more information about how to allow a NULL value, see Manage default and NULL values for a cell. |
Load File… | Load a file into the field. | |
Save LOB… | For the cells that contain a binary large object (LOB). Save content of a cell into a file. | |
Copy | Control+C | Copy selection to the clipboard. |
Copy Aggregation Result (SUM) | Copy a summary value for a range of cells. By default, CLion copies the | |
Paste | Control+V | Paste the contents of clipboard into the table. |
Add Row | Add a row to the end of a table. | |
Delete Row | Alt+Delete | Delete selected rows. |
Clone Row | Create a duplicate of the selected row and adds the duplicate to the end of a table. | |
Quick Documentation | Control+Q | Show information about selected objects. For different database objects, Quick Documentation shows corresponding information. For example, for a group of cells, you will see a summary for the selection. You can preview it in a regular or in a transposed view and also see the related records by their foreign keys. |
Go To | Navigation Bar | Jump to a navigation bar. | |
Go To | Database | Open the selected object in the Database tool window. | |
Go To | Related Symbol | Navigate to one of the related objects. | |
Go To | DDL | Open an object definition (DDL). | |
Go To | Row… | Control+G | Jump to a specified row. In the Go to Row dialog, specify the column and row number (use the |
Go To | All Related Rows | F4 | Jump to a related record. The command options are a combination of those for Navigate between related data. and . Read more about related data inThe command is not available if there are no related records. |
Go To | Referenced Rows | Control+B | Switch to a record that the current record references. If more than one record is referenced, select the target record in the popup that appears. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data. The command is not available if there are no referenced records. |
Go To | Referencing Rows | Alt+F7 | Use this command or shortcut to see the records that reference the current record. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data. In the popup that appears there are two categories for the target records:
The command is not available if there are no records that reference the current one. |
Filter by | Select a filter that you want to a column. | |
Full-Text Search… | Control+Alt+Shift+F | Open a search window where you can search for data in your database or a group of databases. For more information about full-text search, see Full-text search in databases. |
Export Table to Clipboard | Copy the whole table to the clipboard. This action does not depend on Limit page size to setting. | |
Switch Session (your_current_session_name) | Open a window to select another session or create a new one. For more information about sessions, see Manage connection sessions. |